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MinhT
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Can I claim an exemption for health insurance penalty if my job had a waiting period before I could get health insurance?

Unfortunately, waiting to be eligible for your employer-sponsored health insurance is not an exemption to the ACA penalty.

This IRS document gives all the possible exemptions:

https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/obtaining-and-claiming-a-health-coverage-exemption


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MinhT
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Can I claim an exemption for health insurance penalty if my job had a waiting period before I could get health insurance?

Unfortunately, waiting to be eligible for your employer-sponsored health insurance is not an exemption to the ACA penalty.

This IRS document gives all the possible exemptions:

https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/obtaining-and-claiming-a-health-coverage-exemption


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